Under a new partnership, the University of Massachusetts Press has begun selling and marketing Tagus Press titles and its scholarly journal; distribution will be provided by Hopkins Fulfillment Services, UMass Press's distributor. Tagus Press is retaining its editorial offices in the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture in Dartmouth, Mass., and UMass Dartmouth faculty will continue their oversight of the editorial program. Tagus Press was formerly distributed by the University Press of New England, which is being closed by Dartmouth College.
Tagus Press specializes in bringing the literature, history, and culture of Portuguese-speaking countries and diasporas to an English-speaking audience. Its works include translations, scholarly monographs and the scholarly journal Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies as well as six book series: the Adamastor Series, the Portuguese in the Americas Series, Brazilian Literature in Translation, the Bellis Azorica Book Series, Classic Histories from the Portuguese-Speaking World in Translation, and the Portuguese Language Textbook Series.
UMass Press director Mary Doughtery commented: "Tagus Press's focus on scholarship, literary fiction, and poetry aligns beautifully with our mission at UMass Press."
UMass Dartmouth chancellor Robert E. Johnson added: "This new partnership will strengthen our ability to share knowledge of the Lusophone diaspora with the world."